Land exchanges-notice.
HB 20 requires Wyoming's Board of Land Commissioners to provide notice and a public comment period before exchanging state lands, directly affecting leaseholders, adjacent landowners, county officials, and state legislators in the affected area. It directs the board to prioritize exchanges that keep state lands within the same county, improve public access to state lands, consolidate contiguous state land parcels, and gain support from affected stakeholders. The bill also permits a cash payment of up to 25% of the land value (from the permanent land fund) to balance exchanges and prohibits using eminent domain for land purchases under this process.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Feb 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2023 · House Jan 27, 2023
How they voted
29–1
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 13, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Feb 21, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0021
legislature
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 52-9-1-0-0
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-9-1-0-0
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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